A walk on the wild side: mining wild wheat and barley collections for rust resistance genes

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Steffenson ◽  
Pablo Olivera ◽  
Joy K. Roy ◽  
Yue Jin ◽  
Kevin P. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Wild Barley ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Dart Markers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Leaf rust, stem rust, and stripe rust are among the most important diseases of wheat and barley worldwide and are best controlled using genetic resistance. To increase the diversity of rust resistance in wheat and barley, a project was initiated to identify and characterise rust resistance genes from the wild species of Aegilops sharonensis (Sharon goatgrass) and Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum (wild barley), respectively. One hundred and two accessions of Sharon goatgrass from Israel and 318 Wild Barley Diversity Collection (WBDC) accessions from the Fertile Crescent, Central Asia, North Africa, and the Caucasus region were evaluated for resistance to leaf rust, stem rust, and/or stripe rust. Sharon goatgrass exhibited a wide range of infection types (ITs) in response to leaf rust, stem rust, and stripe rust. The percentage of resistant accessions in Sharon goatgrass was 58.8–78.4% for leaf rust, 11.8–69.6% for stem rust, and 46.1% for stripe rust, depending on the race used and the plant growth stage. Genetic studies with Sharon goatgrass revealed oligogenic resistance to leaf rust and stem rust. Wild barley also exhibited a wide range of ITs to leaf rust and stem rust; however, the overall frequency of resistance was lower than for Sharon goatgrass. The percentage of resistant accessions in wild barley was 25.8% for leaf rust and 5.7–20.1% for stem rust, depending on the race used. Resistance to the new virulent stem rust race TTKS (i.e. Ug99), present in eastern Africa, was found in both Sharon goatgrass (70% of accessions) and wild barley (25% of 20 accessions tested). Association mapping for stem rust resistance was applied in the WBDC using Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) markers. Using the highly conservative P value threshold of 0.001, 14 and 15 significant marker associations were detected when the number of subpopulations (K value) was set for 10 and 8, respectively. These significant associations were in 9 and 8 unique chromosome bins, respectively. Two significant marker associations were detected for resistance to the wheat stem rust race MCCF in the same bin as the rpg4/Rpg5 complex on chromosome 7(5H). The presence of a major stem rust resistance gene in this bin on chromosome 7(5H) was validated in a bi-parental mapping population (WBDC accession Damon × cv. Harrington) constructed with DArT markers. The results from this study indicate that Sharon goatgrass and wild barley are rich sources of rust resistance genes for cultivated wheat and barley improvement, respectively, and that association mapping may be useful for positioning disease resistance genes in wild barley.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal All-Stage Rust Resistance Loci in Elite Durum Wheat Genotypes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriem Aoun ◽  
Matthew N. Rouse ◽  
James A. Kolmer ◽  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Elias M. Elias
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Rust Pathogen ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), and stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) are major diseases to wheat production globally. Host resistance is the most suitable approach to manage these fungal pathogens. We investigated the phenotypic and genotypic structure of resistance to leaf rust, stem rust, and stripe rust pathogen races at the seedling stage in a collection of advanced durum wheat breeding lines and cultivars adapted to Upper Mid-West region of the United States. Phenotypic evaluation showed that the majority of the durum wheat genotypes were susceptible to Pt isolates adapted to durum wheat, whereas all the genotypes were resistant to common wheat type-Pt isolate. The majority of genotypes were resistant to stripe rust and stem rust pathogen races. The durum panel genotyped using Illumina iSelect 90 K wheat SNP assay was used for genome-wide association mapping (GWAS). The GWAS revealed 64 marker-trait associations (MTAs) representing six leaf rust resistance loci located on chromosome arms 2AS, 2AL, 5BS, 6AL, and 6BL. Two of these loci were identified at the positions of Lr52 and Lr64 genes, whereas the remaining loci are most likely novel. A total of 46 MTAs corresponding to four loci located on chromosome arms 1BS, 5BL, and 7BL were associated with stripe rust response. None of these loci correspond to designated stripe rust resistance genes. For stem rust, a total of 260 MTAs, representing 22 loci were identified on chromosome arms 1BL, 2BL, 3AL, 3BL, 4AL, 5AL, 5BL, 6AS, 6AL, 6BL, and 7BL. Four of these loci were located at the positions of known genes/alleles (Sr7b, Sr8155B1, Sr13a, and Sr13b). The discovery of known and novel rust resistance genes and their linked SNPs will help diversify rust resistance in durum wheat.

scholarly journals Mapping of genes for leaf and stem rust resistance in bread wheat genotype Selection 212

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omkar M. Limbalkar ◽  
J. B. Sharma ◽  
S. K. Jha ◽  
N. Mallick ◽  
M. Niranjana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Infection Type ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance Genes ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Resistance genes for leaf and stem rusts in bread wheat line Selection212 are recessive in nature. Both leaf and stem rust resistance genes, named tentatively as LrSel212 and SrSel212, have been mapped to the short arm of chromosome 2B separated by genetic distance of 16.4 cM. Xwmc474 was the closest marker located between two genes, 5.6 cM proximal to LrSel212 and 10.8 cM distal to SrSel212. Leaf rust pathotype 77-5 is virulent to leaf rust resistance genes located on chromosome 2B viz., Lr13, Lr16, Lr23, Lr35 and Lr73, but avirulent to Selection212, suggesting that LrSel212 is distinct from these genes. Six stem rust resistance genes have been assigned to chromosome 2B viz., Sr19, Sr20, Sr23, Sr36, Sr39 and Sr40. Stem rust pathotype 40A used in genetic analysis was virulent to Sr19 and Sr20, but avirulent to Selection212; and the latter showed a significantly lower infection type in comparison to Sr39. Sr23 and Sr36 showed susceptibility to few other stem rust pathotypes to which Selection212 was resistant. While the response of Sr40 to Indian pathotypes of Pgt is not known, differences in the genetic distance and nature of inheritance between Selection212 and Sr40 indicate their distinct identity. However, test of allelism with Sr40 is required to confirm whether SrSel212 represents a different locus. Selection212 may be useful in broadening the genetic base of rust resistance in wheat.

scholarly journals Description of Wheat Rusts and Their Virulence Variations Determined through Annual Pathotype Surveys and Controlled Multi-Pathotype Tests

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Kebede Gessese
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Yellow Rust ◽  
Stripe Rust Resistance ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
The World ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Wheat production started in Australia around 1788 using early maturing varieties adapted to Australian conditions that were able to escape diseases as well as moisture stress conditions. Wheat production is concentrated on mainland Australia in a narrow crescent land considered as the wheat belt occupying an area of about 13.9 million hectares. Rusts are the most important production constraints to wheat production in the world and Australia causing significant yield losses and decreased the qualities of grains. Wheat is affected by three different types of rust diseases: leaf rust, stripe rust or yellow rust, and stem rust. Each species of the rust pathogen has many races or pathotypes that parasitize only on certain varieties of host species, which can only be traced and identified by differential cultivars. Pathotype surveillance is the basis for information on the virulence or pathogenic variations existing in a particular country or wheat growing region of the world. Studies in pathotype variation are conducted in controlled environments using multi-pathotype tests. The currently cultivated commercial wheat varieties of Australia possess leaf rust resistant genes: Lr1, Lr3a, Lr13, Lr13+, Lr14a, Lr17a, Lr17b, Lr20, Lr23, Lr24, Lr26, Lr27, Lr31, Lr34, Lr37, and Lr46; stem rust resistance genes: Sr2, Sr5, Sr8a, Sr8b, Sr9b, Sr9g, Sr11, Sr12, Sr13, Sr15, Sr17, Sr22, Sr24, Sr26, Sr30, Sr36, Sr38, and Sr57; and stripe rust resistance genes: Yr4, Yr9, Yr17, Yr18, Yr27, and Yr33. This paper discusses the historical and current significance of rusts to wheat production in the world with particular reference to Australia viz-a-viz detail description of each of the three rusts and their respective virulence variations through the resistance genes deployed in the commercial cultivars.

scholarly journals Genetics of Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat Cvs. Pasqua and AC Taber

1998 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Q. Liu ◽  
J. A. Kolmer
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Field Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Leaf Rust Resistance Gene ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance Genes ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Canadian wheat cvs. Pasqua and AC Taber were examined genetically to determine the number and identity of stem rust resistance genes in both. The two cultivars were crossed with stem rust susceptible line RL6071, and sets of random F6 lines were developed from each cross. The F6 lines, parents, and tester lines with single stem rust resistance genes were grown in a field rust nursery, inoculated with a mixture of stem and leaf rust races, and evaluated for rust resistance. The same wheat lines were tested by inoculation with specific stem rust races in seedling tests to postulate which Sr genes were segregating in the F6 lines. Segregation of F6 lines indicated that Pasqua had three genes that conditioned field resistance to stem rust and had seedling genes Sr5, Sr6, Sr7a, Sr9b, and Sr12. Leaf rust resistance gene Lr34, which is in Pasqua, was associated with adult-plant stem rust resistance in the segregating F6 lines. Adult-plant gene Sr2 was postulated to condition field resistance in AC Taber, and seedling genes Sr9b, Sr11, and Sr12 also were postulated to be in AC Taber.

scholarly journals Mapping of Novel Leaf Rust and Stem Rust Resistance Genes in the Portuguese Durum Wheat Landrace PI 192051

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2535-2547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriem Aoun ◽  
James A. Kolmer ◽  
Matthew N. Rouse ◽  
Elias M. Elias ◽  
Matthew Breiland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Wheat Landrace ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance Genes ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

scholarly journals Marker Assisted Transfer of Stripe Rust and Stem Rust Resistance Genes into Four Wheat Cultivars

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandeep S. Randhawa ◽  
Navtej S. Bains ◽  
Virinder S. Sohu ◽  
Parveen Chhuneja ◽  
Richard M. Trethowan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Stripe Rust Resistance ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance Genes ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Three rust diseases namely; stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), and stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), are the most common fungal diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and cause significant yield losses worldwide including Australia. Recently characterized stripe rust resistance genes Yr51 and Yr57 are effective against pre- and post-2002 Pst pathotypes in Australia. Similarly, stem rust resistance genes Sr22, Sr26, and Sr50 are effective against the Pgt pathotype TTKSK (Ug99) and its derivatives in addition to commercially important Australian pathotypes. Effectiveness of these genes make them good candidates for combining with known pleiotropic adult plant resistance (PAPR) genes to achieve durable resistance against three rust pathogens. This study was planned to transfer rust resistance genes Yr51, Yr57, Sr22, Sr26, and Sr50 into two Australian (Gladius and Livingston) and two Indian (PBW550 and DBW17) wheat cultivars through marker assisted selection (MAS). These cultivars also carry other rust resistance genes: Gladius carries Lr37/Yr17/Sr38 and Sr24/Lr24; Livingston carries Lr34/Yr18/Sr57, Lr37/Yr17/Sr38, and Sr2; PBW550 and DBW17 carry Lr34/Yr18/Sr57 and Lr26/Yr9/Sr31. Donor sources of Yr51 (AUS91456), Yr57 (AUS91463), Sr22 (Sr22/3*K441), Sr26 (Sr26 WA1), and Sr50 (Dra-1/Chinese Spring ph1b/2/3* Gabo) were crossed with each of the recurrent parents to produce backcross progenies. Markers linked to Yr51 (sun104), Yr57 (gwm389 and BS00062676), Sr22 (cssu22), Sr26 (Sr26#43), and Sr50 (Sr50-5p-F3, R2) were used for their MAS and markers csLV34 (Lr34/Yr18/Sr57), VENTRIUP-LN2 (Lr37/Yr17/Sr38), Sr24#12 (Sr24/Lr24), and csSr2 (Sr2) were used to select genes present in recurrent parents. Progenies of selected individuals were grown and selected under field conditions for plant type and adult plant rust responses. Final selections were genotyped with the relevant markers. Backcross derivatives of these genes were distributed to breeding companies for use as resistance donors.

scholarly journals Assessment of Genetic Diversity for Stem Rust and Stripe Rust Resistance in an International Wheat Nursery Using Phenotypic and Molecular Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Bosco Chemayek ◽  
Urmil K. Bansal ◽  
Hanif Miah ◽  
William W. Wagoire ◽  
Harbans S. Bariana
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Stripe Rust Resistance ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance Genes ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

The objective of this study was to assess diversity for stem rust and stripe rust resistance in an international wheat screening nursery under greenhouse conditions using pathotypes with known avirulence/ virulence profiles. A set of 95 entries of an international wheat screening nursery collected from material generated by staff of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) was tested against seven Australian Pgt and five Pst pathotypes through artificial inoculation under the greenhouse conditions using standard procedures. Ten all-stage stem rust resistance genes (Sr8a, Sr8b, Sr9b, Sr12, Sr17, Sr23, Sr24, Sr30, Sr31 and Sr38) and seven all-stage stripe rust resistance genes (Yr3, Yr4, Yr6, Yr9, Yr17, Yr27 and Yr34) were postulated either singly or in combinations based on seedling responses of test entries against pathotypes differing in virulence for commonly deployed genes. Sr30 and Sr38 were the most common stem rust resistance genes in this nursery. The Sr38-linked stripe rust resistance gene Yr17 was present in high proportion. The presence of rust resistance genes Sr24, Sr31/Yr9, Sr38/Yr17 and Yr4 were confirmed using the closely linked molecular markers. The adult plant resistance (APR) genes Sr2 and Lr34/Yr18/Sr57 were detected using linked molecular markers csSr2 and csLV34, respectively. Genotypes carrying combinations of stem rust and stripe rust resistance were identified for use as donor sources in breeding programs.

Cereal rust control in Canada

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 639 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. D. McCallum ◽  
T. Fetch ◽  
J. Chong
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Crown Rust ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Puccinia Graminis ◽  
Highly Effective

The major cereal crops grown in Canada are wheat (11 Mha), barley (4 Mha), and oat (1.5 Mha). Over 90% of the total cereal production area is in the western provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan,and Alberta. Historically, the disease of major concern in wheat was stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici. The first significant stem rust resistant cultivar in Canada was Thatcher, grown extensively from 1939 until the early 1970s. The stem rust resistance in Thatcher was relatively effective, with the exception of susceptibility to race 15B epidemic in the 1950s. Thatcher, however, was very susceptible to leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina. Over time, improved resistance to both stem and leaf rust was achieved with the release of cultivars with additional genes for resistance, primarily Sr2, Sr6, Sr7a, Sr9b, Lr13, Lr14a, Lr16, and Lr34. Over the years genetic resistance has adequately controlled stem rust but leaf rust continues to cause significant losses, partially due to changes in the P. triticina population which reduced the effectiveness of resistance genes such as Lr13 and Lr16. Stripe rust on wheat, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, was historically a problem under irrigation in southern Alberta, but since 2000 it has been found annually in the central Canadian prairies and southern Ontario. The genetic basis of resistance to stripe rust in most Canadian wheat cultivars has not been determined, although Yr18 provides partial resistance in many cultivars. In contrast to wheat, rust diseases have generally not caused concern for barley producers. Stem rust, caused by P. graminis f. sp. tritici, is the primary concern for barley growers, and has been controlled through use of gene Rpg1 since 1947. In 1988 race QCCJ with virulence on Rpg1 was detected in the prairie region but to date has not caused significant economic losses in barley. The resistance gene rpg4 is effective against QCCJ, but no commercial varieties have yet been produced with rpg4. In oat, both stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae, and crown rust, caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae, have caused significant yield losses. Both rusts have been controlled mainly through host resistance and early planting. Stem rust resistance genes Pg2 and Pg13 have been the most effective and occur in many current oat cultivars. However, in 1998, 2 races, NA67 and NA76, with virulence on both Pg2 and Pg13 were detected in the prairie region. Currently, race NA67 is predominant in the prairie region and thus all Canadian cultivars are susceptible to stem rust. Since the 1980s, improved resistance to crown rust has been achieved through use of resistance derived from Avena sterilis. Pc39 was the first of the genes derived from this wild relative to be deployed in a new cultivar, followed by the release of cultivars possessing both Pc38 and Pc39. These 2 genes remained effective until the early 1990s. From 1994 onward, a series of cultivars with the highly effective Pc68 gene introgressed from A. sterilis were released. Virulence to Pc68 appeared in 2001, and in 2005 cultivars with this gene were severely rusted. The cultivar Leggett with Pc68 plus the highly effective Pc94 gene from the diploid A. strigosa was released in 2004. Rhamnus cathartica, the alternate host of P. coronata, is widespread in Canada and removal of these woody shrubs in the vicinity of oat fields is important to reduce the severity of crown rust. The increased use of fungicides on all cereals in the past 10 years has been fairly effective in rust control but represents an added input cost for producers.

scholarly journals Seedling Stage Resistance of Iranian Bread Wheat Germplasm to Race Ug99 of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici

Plant Disease ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Mohammadi ◽  
Davoud Torkamaneh ◽  
Mehran Patpour
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Puccinia Graminis ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Breeding Lines ◽  
Wheat Germplasm ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance Genes ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Following emergence of Ug99, the new virulent race of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici in Africa, a global effort for identification and utilization of new sources of Ug99-resistant germplasm has been undertaken. In this study, we conducted replicated experiments to evaluate the resistance of Iranian wheat germplasm to the TTKSK lineage of the Ug99 race of P. graminis f. sp. tritici. We also evaluated for presence of stem rust resistance genes (i.e., Sr2, Sr24, Sr26, Sr38, Sr39, Sr31, and Sr1RSAmigo) in wheat cultivars and breeding lines widely cultivated in Iran. Our phenotyping data revealed high levels of susceptibility to Ug99 in Iranian bread wheat germplasm. Our genotyping data revealed that Iranian cultivars do not carry Sr24, Sr26, or Sr1RSAmigo. Only a few salt-tolerant cultivars and breeding lines tested positively for Sr2, Sr31, Sr38, or Sr39 markers. In conclusion, the genetic basis for resistance to Ug99 in Iranian wheat cultivars was found to be vulnerable. Acquiring knowledge about existing resistance genes and haplotypes in wheat cultivars and breeding lines will help breeders, cereal pathologists, and policy makers to select and pyramid effective stem rust resistance genes.

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